Amid Cold War secrecy, the SR-75 "Penetrator" emerged as a rumored successor to the SR-71 Blackbird—an advanced mothership capable of launching a Mach 15 parasite aircraft into near-Earth orbit.

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is now more directly involved in the development of the Electra EL9 hybrid aircraft that can take ...

Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said President Donald Trump’s proposed "Golden Dome" missile shield for the United States is a "fantastic vision" for the country as defense contracting companies ...

Lockheed Martin is a top contender for the $175B Golden Dome missile defense project, ... particularly on hypersonics and hypersonic missile defense. ... could lift the company's CAGR substantially.

The now concluded AGM-183 ARRW program received an Aviation Week Laureate award for achieving the first end-to-end tests of a hypersonic glide vehicle with a high lift-to-drag design. The Lockheed ...

A ROCKET jet has hit a dizzying new speed of over 5,000mph – with hopes the project will one day be able to take passengers anywhere in the world in just 60 minutes. Scientists behind the Chi… ...

The US is actively pursuing hypersonic technology under an ambitious program. Earlier this year, Lockheed Martin received a $756 million contract to advance the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) ...

Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGVs): These are launched on rockets and glide to their targets, using aerodynamic lift for maneuverability. Hypersonic Cruise Missiles (HCMs): Powered by air-breathing ...

The hallmarks of Lockheed Martin’s Mako hypersonic missile revolve around being modular and mass-producible, ... owing to the large vertical lift fan. However, the F-35B, ...

Initially developed by Lockheed Martin Corp. for the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and ... at which point it generates lift and levels out to glide at hypersonic speeds over a long distance ...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $756 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce additional battery equipment for a ground-based hypersonic strike weapon system.. The contract also ...

Lockheed Martin’s Mako hypersonic missile that competed didn’t make the cut for the Air Force’s needs, potentially due to cost limitations, so now the firm is shopping the weapon to the U.S ...